Shloka 15
राज्ञोऽभिषेकः, अराजकदोषः, दण्डधारणस्य आवश्यकता
Royal Consecration, the Fault of Kinglessness, and the Necessity of Enforcement
आह्रिकं जपमानस्य देवान् पूजयत: सदा । धर्मेण पुरुषव्याप्र धर्माश्रमपदं भवेत्
āhrikaṃ japamānasya devān pūjayataḥ sadā | dharmeṇa puruṣavyāpta dharmāśramapadaṃ bhavet, puruṣasiṃha! |
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಪುರುಷಸಿಂಹನೇ! ಯಾರು ನಿತ್ಯ ಆಹ್ನಿಕ ಕರ್ಮಗಳನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸಿ, ಮಂತ್ರಜಪ ಮಾಡಿ, ಸದಾ ದೇವತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸುತ್ತಾನೋ, ಅವನು ಆ ಧರ್ಮದ ಪ್ರಭಾವದಿಂದ ಧರ್ಮಾಶ್ರಮ—ಅಂದರೆ ಗಾರ್ಹಸ್ಥ್ಯಧರ್ಮ—ಪಾಲನೆಯ ಪುಣ್ಯಫಲವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regular performance of daily obligatory rites, mantra-recitation (japa), and worship of the gods generates dharmic merit that is equivalent to (or establishes one in) the proper fulfillment of the householder’s āśrama-duties.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs the listener on dharma after the war, emphasizing disciplined daily religious practice as a foundation for ethical life and for attaining the recognized merit of the gārhasthya (householder) stage.